Our tale unfolds with Jamar, hard-working comic
book artist surprised in his home by a strange object crashing through his window. The
object turns out to be a welcome mat of all things. But unbeknownst to Jamar when he
crosses that mysterious welcome mat he ends up in another dimension. Unfortunately Jamar
is oblivious to this fact until he wakes up the next morning and gets a bite to eat at
Taco Chime where he meets an odd talking rolled up bit of paper (referred to as a tapestry
by other characters in the comic who are looking for it) resembling "that Bill from
schoolhouse rock."

As an introductory issue this one was pretty darn good. You
get a good feel for the character of Jamar and even though there are still a lot of
questions to be answered you still know where the plot is going. I did wish the story had
gone a little longer than 16 pages but what was there was ably done.

The artwork has a sketchy/cartoony feel to it. My one
complaint would be its a little too sketchy at times making some details a little
hard to make out. Its also too bad color isnt more affordable for the
self-publisher because the color cover is quite good and since Jamar Nicholas did all but
the editing of this comic Im assuming he painted it as well. A fully-painted issue
of The Jamar Chronicles would be a longshot I know but it gave his artwork a nice
depth and Id love to see more.

If youre a fan of comics with a science fiction bent
that dont take themselves too seriously then give The Jamar Chronicles a try.